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 | Introduction
The information contained on this page was compiled in April 2009 by our country team.
Contact:
Miguel A. Verdugo, Maribel Campo and Cristina Jenaro
Instituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad, INICO
University of Salamanca
Email: maribel@usal.es
www.usal.es/inico/inico.html
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| Policy and enforcement bodies
The
key national bodies with responsibility for disability law and policy
implementation include:
The Secretaría General de Política Social (Ministry of Health and Social Policy)
assumes responsibility for co-ordinating sectoral policies on disability, which
is exercised by the Dirección General de Políticas Sectoriales sobre
Discapacidad (Directorate General for the Coordination of Sectoral Policies on
Disability).
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| Social protection
Key
features of the national system include (including adapted items from the MISSOC
database December 2008):
Disability
benefits
Welfare payments are funded
through the contributions of employees and employers (MISSOC, 2008)
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| Facts and figures
Data
on population indicate that:
Data from the Encuesta de Discapacidad, Autonomía
personal y situaciones de Dependencia
(EDAD), Survey on Disability, Independence,
and Dependency Situations (EDAD,
2008) show that 8.5% of Spanish population have a disability (3.847.900
people). Of them, 1.547.300,00 (40%) are males and 2.300.500,00 (60%) are
females; 4% are aged under 17; 38% are 17-64, and 58% are over 64.
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| Academic networks and resources
There is currently no national
academic research network on disability studies in Spain. However, research is
conducted at various universities.
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| Organisations of disabled people
The
national organisation representing disabled people at the European level
(European Disability Forum) is:
The Comité
Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad (CERMI). The Spanish
National Council of Disabled Representatives represents more than 4,500 member
organizations, and 3.8 million disabled Spanish people.
Other significant national
organisations of disabled people include:
ONCE -
National Organization of the Spanish Blind. Fundación ONCE is a Foundation for
co-operation and social integration of persons with disabilities.
National Confederation of Deaf
People (CNSE)
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| Additional information
Useful
sources of more detailed information about the situation of disabled people,
and the policies and support available, include:
Observatorio Social (Banco de Datos):
This web page includes online statistics information on social issues from Spain
and the rest of European Countries
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